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From: Grobian <grobian@g.o>
To: gentoo-osx@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-osx] OSX only packages: where to store them?
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:49:44
Message-Id: 20060224094918.GC18605@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-osx] OSX only packages: where to store them? by "Diego 'Flameeyes' Pettenò"
1 On 20-02-2006 13:02:49 +0100, Diego 'Flameeyes' Pettenò wrote:
2 > On Sunday 19 February 2006 11:21, Grobian wrote:
3 > > Question for now is whether we want to add these packages to some
4 > > separate tree, either within or outside of Gentoo, or have them in the
5 > > main tree.  In the latter case, we can make a separate category
6 > > (macos-only?) to put them in, or try to mix them in the tree (where
7 > > would qt-mac fit?  and should it require a virtual because it provides
8 > > qt?)
9 > First "quick step" would be to put them on gentoo-alt overlay for the first
10 > rounds, I thought we already discussed that.
11
12 I don't really understand your (over) reaction here. But alas.
13
14 > Remember the past with other devs ranting because stuff was shoved into the
15 > tree without enough testing, or with an audience so limited that likely
16 > nobody would use them.
17
18 I don't think anyone implied that we should do that immediately. I was
19 just asking for opinions. Not sure how I want to do it in the end.
20
21 > About categories... a sys-* category is not the case... qt-mac would probably
22 > fill into dev-libs as there's not a precise category for it (x11-libs carries
23 > the x11 versions).
24
25 True. Defenitely a better place for it. Problem remains with the
26 package still on micro level, that it "provides" qt somehow.
27
28 > P.S.: a wxMac ebuild shouldn't be difficult to prepare, either.. when I wrote
29 > wxlib eclass I had that in mind...
30
31 Might be a nice addition to the 'group'.
32
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35 Fabian Groffen
36 Gentoo for Mac OS X Project
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Re: [gentoo-osx] OSX only packages: where to store them? "Diego 'Flameeyes' Pettenò" <flameeyes@g.o>